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exoticism

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • \ig-ˈzä-tə-ˌsi-zəm\
    • /ɪɡˈzɒt.ɪ.sɪ.zəm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \ig-ˈzä-tə-ˌsi-zəm\

Definitions of exoticism word

  • noun exoticism (uncountable) The state of being exotic. 1
  • noun exoticism sth exotic or foreign 1
  • noun exoticism love of exotic things 1
  • uncountable noun exoticism Exoticism is the quality of seeming unusual or interesting, usually because of associations with a distant country. 0
  • noun exoticism Something exotic. 0
See all 5 definitions of exoticism

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Parts of speech for Exoticism

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Exoticism

exoticism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for exoticism

noun exoticism

  • anomaly — If something is an anomaly, it is different from what is usual or expected.
  • bygone — Bygone means happening or existing a very long time ago.
  • curio — A curio is an object such as a small ornament which is unusual and fairly rare.
  • freak — a fleck or streak of color.
  • knickknack — an ornamental trinket or gimcrack; a bit of bric-a-brac.
All 28 Synonyms of exoticism

Antonyms for exoticism

noun exoticism

  • normality — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
  • regularity — usual; normal; customary: to put something in its regular place.
  • standard — something considered by an authority or by general consent as a basis of comparison; an approved model.
  • as usual — You use as usual to indicate that you are describing something that normally happens or that is normally the case.
  • disinterest — absence of interest; indifference.
All 9 Antonyms of exoticism

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